Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

May 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday:

** Bombardier Inc may in the long run take on a
partner or investor in the rail unit it is preparing to take
public as it decides how best to respond to a consolidation in
the industry, its chief executive said on Thursday.

** Yelp Inc, the operator of consumer review
website Yelp.com, is exploring a sale that could fetch more than
$3.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people
familiar with the matter.

** Bright House Networks, the sixth-largest U.S. cable
operator, is preparing to abandon a $10.4 billion deal to be
bought by larger peer Charter Communications Inc,
according to people familiar with the matter.
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